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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nietzche famous for criticizing in his writings?

2. What is the art form that is a printed image on wood or metal?

3. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?

4. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?

5. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Nietzsche's writing style described in Chapter 4?

2. How does the author describe the fate of a woman poisoner in Chapter 2?

3. How are fonts first discussed in the book?

4. How does the author discuss the use of technology at the end of Chapter 5?

5. How does the author first describe surrealism in the book?

6. How does the author first describe the lithograph in the book?

7. How does the author first describe a convolute in the book?

8. How is the concept of COFFEE ROOM discussed in the book?

9. How is the first lighting installed in the arcades described in the book?

10. How is the Commune first described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of violence in the book. How does the author portray violence as necessary and useful through his accounts of street fighting and rioting in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of urbanism in the book. What is the underlying need behind urban development, and how can it be considered prejudice given Hausmann's efforts in Paris?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the proletariat with the bourgeoisie in the book. What obstacles stood between these classes that set them apart from one another?

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